Home theatre at the front of the house (only windows on the ground floor) they will be two plantation shutters.

On all of the other windows it will be roller blinds. In the main bedroom we will have roller blinds and curtains - only because DH works night shift and we need the bedroom as dark as we can get it.

We are also going day / night roller blinds, they look very classy and certainly aren't cheap looking like some verticals can. Also having shutters in front of house and bedroom. Curtains are definitely not old fashioned, in fact I think they look fab especially sheers in blacks, greys, brown BUT if you have cats and dogs you may regret them. I will need to replace the 'cheap' sheers in our rental because cat has taken a shine to them.

How your window opens (up/down, slide to the side, push out, louvre) are all considerations as well. Roller blinds would annoy me on a sliding window as the blind would flap around in the breeze. Roller blinds and kids are not the greatest combination either. A friend of mine has them on her windows and nearly all of her blinds have crease marks where the kids pull them out from the window to peak outside.

Home theatre at the front of the house (only windows on the ground floor) they will be two plantation shutters.

On all of the other windows it will be roller blinds. In the main bedroom we will have roller blinds and curtains - only because DH works night shift and we need the bedroom as dark as we can get it.

We are also going day / night roller blinds, they look very classy and certainly aren't cheap looking like some verticals can. Also having shutters in front of house and bedroom. Curtains are definitely not old fashioned, in fact I think they look fab especially sheers in blacks, greys, brown BUT if you have cats and dogs you may regret them. I will need to replace the 'cheap' sheers in our rental because cat has taken a shine to them.

I think that both – curtains and roller blinds are trendy. It depends on your needs and home interior. I can't see photos of your house, so it's hard to suggest any solution. However, if you'll decide to get roller blinds, you can check this website: https://www.decoshaker.com/roller-blinds – here you can find some dope, unique ideas.